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Where does “bujjhati” come from?

bujjhati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit बुध्यते, from Proto-Indo-Aryan budʰyátay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudʰyátay, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰ-yé-tor, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bujjhati (Pali): to awaken; to be awake; to know

Definitions

  1. to awaken; to be awake; to know

Ancestry of “bujjhati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबुध्यतेto wake; to know; to understand
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbudʰyátay—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudʰyátay—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰ-yé-tor—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
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